A country or territory’s Freedom in the World status depends on its aggregate Political Rights score, on a scale of 0–40, and its aggregate Civil Liberties score, on a scale of 0–60. See the ...

Freedom in the World is an annual global report on political rights and civil liberties, composed of numerical ratings and descriptive texts for each country and a select group of territories. The ...

Protecting and Promoting Internet Freedom For Policymakers Protect privacy and security Strictly regulate the use of surveillance tools and personal-data collection by government and law enforcement ...

Masih Alinejad is an Iranian journalist, author, and women’s rights and political activist who left Iran in 2009 and lives in the United States. In July 2021, the US Department of Justice revealed a ...

WASHINGTON—The Freedom House Executive Board, chaired by Norman Willox, today announced that it has selected Gerardo Berthin and Annie Boyajian to serve as Freedom House’s new presidents. Berthin and ...

Overview South Africa is a constitutional democracy. Since the end of apartheid in 1994, it has been regarded globally as a proponent of human rights and a leader on the African continent. However, ...

The United States must develop a revised and improved policy on Iran—one with bipartisan support that will ensure sustained implementation—to reduce the flow of funds to the Iranian regime, thereby ...

Recommendations for improving the United States' response to transnational repression at home and abroad Raising awareness about the threat of transnational repression Ensure that law enforcement ...

Overview The United Kingdom (UK)—which includes the constituent countries of England, Scotland, and Wales along with the territory of Northern Ireland—is a stable democracy that regularly holds free ...

Perspectives May 21, 2025 Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Built on AI Surveillance and Disregard for Due Process ...

Nations in Transit 2020: Table of Contents Dropping the Democratic Facade Justice in the Service of Politics Legislature on the Sidelines Fragile Institutions Open the Door for Chinese Communist Party ...

Transnational authoritarianism is characterized by the breaking down of the boundaries between state-led domestic forms of control over citizens living “at home” and long-distance forms of repression ...